Superman, Wonder Woman, and Patriarchy.

On the podcast we frequently speak about women in comics, which in some ways mirrors the larger conversation happening in geek culture at the moment. In the realm of comic books, a lot of that conversation focuses on the “war of women” that has been going on over at DC comics the past couple of years.

A friend of the show recently posted a link on her blog which I found very interesting. I feel it gets to the heart of why pairing Wonder Woman with Superman furthers the sexist nature of comics and demeans both characters:

I recommend you check it out, and if you’re interested in a more in depth look at the origin of Wonder Woman—as well as some other thoughts regarding how monumentally awful this whole debacle is—you should check out that first link above.